About this season
Hosted by Hamish Macdonald, Q&A puts punters, pollies and pundits together in the studio to thrash out the hot issues of the week. It's about democracy in action - the audience gets to ask the questions.
Episodes (41)
1. Don's Party Revisited
Aired 7 February 2011 • 60 min
2. Revolution, Revelations and Romance
Aired 14 February 2011 • 60 min
3. Q and A Goes to Brisbane
Aired 21 February 2011 • 60 min
4. The Carbon Curse
Aired 28 February 2011 • 60 min
5. The Gender Divide
Aired 7 March 2011 • 60 min
6. Julia Gillard Meets the People
Aired 14 March 2011 • 60 min
7. The Q and A Century
Aired 21 March 2011 • 60 min
8. After the Massacre
Aired 28 March 2011 • 60 min
9. Confessions of Kevin
Aired 4 April 2011 • 60 min
10. Defence, Discrimination and Regrets
Aired 11 April 2011 • 60 min
11. Women in Uniform
Aired 25 April 2011 • 60 min
12. Royal Wedding Special
Aired 28 April 2011 • 60 min
13. Q and A Goes to Albury
Aired 2 May 2011 • 60 min
14. The Bin Laden Hit
Aired 9 May 2011 • 60 min
15. The Welfare Conundrum
Aired 16 May 2011 • 60 min
16. Sydney Writers' Festival
Aired 23 May 2011 • 60 min
17. Cate's Carbon Controversy
Aired 30 May 2011 • 60 min
Panellists: George Brandis, shadow attorney-general; Kate Lundy, Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration; Jackie Kelly, former Howard government minister; Guy Rundle, roving reporter for Crikey; and Joe Hildebrand, columnist and blogger for The Daily Telegraph.
18. Australia: The Nanny State?
Aired 6 June 2011 • 60 min
19. Activism, Cattle and Katter
Aired 13 June 2011 • 60 min
20. The Gen-Y Q&A
Aired 20 June 2011 • 60 min
21. Taxes, Leaders and the Greens
Aired 27 June 2011 • 60 min
22. Carbon, Cattle and Misogynists
Aired 4 July 2011 • 60 min
23. Q&A: Stopping the Boats
Aired 7 July 2011 • 60 min
24. Julia Gillard Joins Q&A
Aired 11 July 2011 • 60 min
25. A Spiritual Special
Aired 18 July 2011 • 60 min
26. Q&A Goes to Hobart
Aired 25 July 2011 • 60 min
27. Murdoch, Media and Mad Men
Aired 1 August 2011 • 60 min
28. GFC, Refugees and Morality
Aired 8 August 2011 • 60 min
29. Disability, Fracking and Riots
Aired 15 August 2011 • 60 min
30. Islam, Israel and Insurgents
Aired 22 August 2011 • 60 min
31. Melbourne Writers Festival
Aired 29 August 2011 • 60 min
32. The Malaysian Non-Solution
Aired 5 September 2011 • 60 min
33. Women on Top
Aired 12 September 2011 • 60 min
34. A Philosophical Q and A
Aired 19 September 2011 • 60 min
35. Acting, Parliament and Mental Health
Aired 26 September 2011 • 60 min
36. A Very Dangerous Q&A
Aired 3 October 2011 • 60 min
37. Kevin's Comeback
Aired 10 October 2011 • 60 min
38. Q and a Live from Darwin
Aired 17 October 2011 • 60 min
39. Pope of Trash and Princess of Pop
Aired 24 October 2011 • 60 min
40. A Musical Q and A
Aired 31 October 2011 • 60 min
41. Malcolm Turnbull, Jessica Rudd, Kate Ellis and Peter Reith
Aired 7 November 2011 • 60 min